Image processing apparatus

Abstract

An image processing apparatus may include a condition setting unit that sets a specified image capturing time, a specified image capturing location, and specified image capturing composition, an image capturing time determination unit that extracts image data from among a plurality of image data based on additional information included in the image data, an image capturing location determination unit that extracts the image data from among the plurality of image data based on the additional information, a composition determination unit that extracts the image data from among the plurality of image data based on the additional information, and an order setting unit that generates information indicating order of the image data consistent with given conditions based on the additional information for the image data extracted by all of the image capturing time determination unit, the image capturing location determination unit, and the composition determination unit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus.[0003]Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-022817, filed Feb. 4, 2011, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]All patents, patent applications, patent publications, scientific articles, and the like, which will hereinafter be cited or identified in the present application, will hereby be incorporated by reference in their entirety in order to describe more fully the state of the art to which the present invention pertains.[0006]A method of separating good image data from among a plurality of similar image data continuously captured by one image pickup device is known. Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2005-45600 discloses a method of calculating evaluation points for all data of similar images continuously captured by one image pickup device and ...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides an image processing apparatus that can extract image data from multiple sources at the same time in the same location and composition. This allows for easy selection of better image data. The apparatus sets conditions for capturing image data, such as location and composition, and uses additional information like time and exposure settings to extract relevant data. The order in which the data is generated is consistent with the set conditions. This invention simplifies the process of selecting and extracting relevant image data.

Problems solved by technology

Thus, it is not easy for a user to separate good image data from other image data.

For example, it is not easy for the user to separate good image data even when wanting to leave image data in an album by separating one of good image data from among the images captured by the plurality of image pickup devices from substantially the same location at substantially the same time in substantially the same composition.

In addition, although it is possible to separate good image data from among the plurality of similar image data continuously captured by one image pickup device in the method disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2005-45600, it is not possible to determine image data captured from substantially the same location at substantially the same time in substantially the same composition among a plurality of image data captured by different image pickup devices.

Thus, it is not possible to extract similar images from the plurality of image data captured by the plurality of image pickup devices.

Accordingly, it is not possible to extract image data captured from substantially the same location at substantially the same time in substantially the same composition from among the plurality of image data captured by the plurality of image pickup devices and automatically separate good image data from extracted image data.

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